General News of Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Source: GNA

First youth conference opens in Accra

Accra, Nov. 10, GNA - Young Professionals Transformational Leadership Conference

(YPTLC), to build the capacity of the youth and equip them with modern leadership tools,

has been scheduled for the Accra International Conference Centre on Friday. The day's conference, under the auspices of Young Professionals and Youth Coalition

(YPYC), a youth development and career enhancement group, will be attended by young

professionals from diverse fields. It will offer the participants the opportunity to learn, share, network and maximize their

leadership abilities for national development and self-actualization. It is under the theme; "The Emerging Youth Leadership in the 21st Century". A statement issued to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Tuesday and signed by Mr

Andy Osei Okrah, President of YPYC, said the conference was unique and would address

challenges of transformational leadership that the country was required to develop. "This is the conference to stay current, informed, educated, networked, changed,

prepared, inspired and transformed for good works towards the society and nation," the

statement said. It said this was the maiden conference and would be held annually in all the regions.